Mass layoffs by the Trump administration are cutting into essential services across the federal government. In Nebraska, that includes overseeing the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s response to the avian flu outbreak, working with state agencies that regulate large animal confinement operations. One-third of the Nebraska workers across three USDA divisions have lost their jobs – including […]
Nebraska state Sen. Ben Hansen, a member of the Republican Party, has introduced Legislative Bill 635, a piece of legislation to authorize the regulation of several combat sports including slap fighting and MMA on ice.
In a hard-fought battle, incumbent Nebraska Sen. Deb Fischer (R) has successfully secured re-election against the independent candidate Dan Osborn, affirming her position in the Senate for another term.
While Fischer has consistently supported an exception concerning a mother’s life, she has not always called for such legal framework for rape and incest.
In Fischer’s first race for Senate, she specified that she would only be in office for a maximum of two six-year terms. She says that now changed, telling KETV that she’s just recently learned of Senate seniority and that “she’s learned how the place works.”
A super PAC-funded political ad attacking Dan Osborn, the independent challenger to Nebraska Sen. Deb Fischer (R), used foreign stock footage to portray financial struggles of people in the United States.
Last month, Nebraska Sen. Deb Fischer (R) released a political ad touting the work she has done for American families, yet the ad featured multiple scenes of people in different countries.
On Wednesday, a bill that would have enshrined a federal safeguard for the use of contraceptives as well as “protect a health care provider’s ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and information related to contraception,” was shut down by GOP senators, including those from key Midwestern states.
